Straight-Jacket2004

Ray Verrine:
Mr. Stone, are you now or have you ever been a homosexual communist? Are you or have you, Mr. Stone?

Guy Stone:
Yes.

Ray Verrine:
And are you personally aware of others, like yourself, working in the motion picture industry?

Guy Stone:
Yes, I am.

Ray Verrine:
Please state their names for the record.

Guy Stone:
I am what you say, and so are many of my peers. So what?

Ray Verrine:
I just need their names, Mr. Stone.

Guy Stone:
This is the only way I can help you, Ray. Because movies, for all their cornball reactionary idiocy, show us life as it might be, if only we could live up to our ideals. Movie characters are honest, and loyal, and brave. They sacrifice themselves for those they love. They are proud of the qualities that make them individuals. They stand up for what's right, no matter the odds, or consequences. Movie characters, in short, would not care who plays them. But I guess there's a reason we pay money to see people like that. In a way I wish I could give you 10 million names today, because then 10 million people could stop hiding and living in fear. And the rest of you would discover wonderful new sides to people you thought you knew. But I can't do that Mr. Verrine, because the main trait that separates my kind from yours is that we mean you no harm. When you can say the same about yourself, you will have earned the privilege of knowing our names.